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VESSEL

Unique ID:DENO-BB3599

Object type certainty: Possibly
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A lead fragment, possibly from the tip of a leg of a small cast vessel, possibly a posnet or skillet, of probable post-medieval date. The object is abraded, but seems to be formed from two conjoined ribs, giving an overall D-shape section, there is no well defined foot, the object tapers to a simple blunt point. The surface texture would indicate sand casting.

Butler and Green (2003) suggest that this simple form became common in sand cast 18th and 19th century skillets.